worry

worry
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) feel anxious: His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late.) preocupar(se)
2) (to annoy; to distract: Don't worry me just now - I'm busy!) molestar, estorbar
3) (to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc.) acosar, perseguir, atacar

2. noun
((a cause of) anxiety: That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries.) preocupación
worry1 n preocupación
my father has a lot of worries mi padre tiene muchas preocupaciones
El plural de worry se escribe worries
worry2 vb preocupar / preocuparse
don't worry, everything will be all right no te preocupes, todo saldrá bien
El pasado y participio pasado de worry se escribe worried; el gerundio se escribe worrying
worry
tr['wʌrɪ]
noun (pl worries)
1 (state, feeling) preocupación nombre femenino, inquietud nombre femenino, intranquilidad nombre femenino; (problem) preocupación nombre femenino, problema nombre masculino; (responsibility) responsabilidad nombre femenino
it's a worry to me me preocupa
money worries problemas económicos
that's the least of my worries eso es lo que menos me preocupa
transitive verb (pt & pp worried, ger worrying)
1 inquietar, preocupar
I don't want to worry you no quiero preocuparte
2 (annoy, disturb) molestar
3 (of dog) acosar, perseguir
intransitive verb
1 inquietarse, preocuparse (about/over, por)
there's nothing to worry about no tiene por qué preocuparse
don't worry about me no te preocupes por mí
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
not to worry es igual, no importa, déjalo
to worry oneself about somebody/something preocuparse por alguien/algo
worry beads sarta de cuentas
worry ['wəri] v, -ried ; -rying vt
: preocupar, inquietar
worry vi
: preocuparse, inquietarse, angustiarse
worry n, pl -ries : preocupación f , inquietud f , angustia f
worry
v.
• angustiar v.
• aquejar v.
• asurar v.
• avisparse v.
• desasosegar v.
• escarabajear v.
• inquietar v.
• intranquilizar v.
• molestar v.
• morder sacudiendo v.
• preocupar v.
• preocuparse v.
• rebotar v.
• zozobrar v.
n.
• ansiedad s.f.
• cuita s.f.
• desasosiego s.m.
• disgusto s.m.
• inquietud s.f.
• miramiento s.m.
• preocupación s.f.
• presura s.f.
• sinsabor s.m.
• zozobra s.f.
'wɜːri, 'wʌri
I
noun (pl -ries)
a) c (trouble, problem) preocupación f

that's the least of our worries — eso es lo que menos nos preocupa

financial worries — problemas mpl económicos

our eldest son is a great worry to us — nuestro hijo mayor nos da or nos causa muchas preocupaciones

b) u (distress, anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

this has been a great source of worry to her — esto la ha tenido muy preocupada or inquieta


II
1.
-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verb
1) (trouble) preocupar, inquietar

I don't want to worry him — no quiero preocuparlo or inquietarlo

what's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

I don't want to worry you with my problems — no te quiero molestar con mis problemas

2)
a) (harass, attack) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<sheep\>\> acosar
b) (work on) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<bone\>\> juguetear con

2.
vi preocuparse, inquietarse

there's no need to worry — no hay por qué preocuparse

not to worry — (BrE) no te preocupes

shall I wash the dishes? - no, don't worry — ¿quieres que lave los platos? - no, no te molestes

to worry ABOUT something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

I worry about her living on her own — me preocupa que viva sola

I still owe you some money - no, don't worry about it — aún te debo dinero - no, déjalo

['wʌrɪ]
1. N
1) (=thing to worry about) preocupación f

he hasn't any worries — no tiene ninguna preocupación

his worries were completely unfounded — estaba preocupado sin razón

he may have damaged his spine, which is a worry — puede que se haya dañado la columna, lo que es causa or motivo de preocupación

my son has always been a worry to me — mi hijo siempre me ha causado preocupaciones

it's a great worry to us all — es una gran preocupación para todos nosotros, nos preocupa mucho a todos

• financial worries — problemas mpl económicos, problemas mpl de dinero

• that's the least of my worries — eso es lo que menos me preocupa, eso es lo de menos

2) (=anxiety) preocupación f , inquietud f

she has caused me a great deal or a lot of worry — me ha tenido muy preocupado or inquieto, me ha dado muchas preocupaciones

to make o.s. sick with worry — preocuparse muchísimo

• to be frantic or out of one's mind or sick with worry * — estar preocupadísimo

• source of worry — motivo m de preocupación

2. VT
1) (=cause concern to) preocupar

what's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

that phone call has been worrying me all day — esa llamada de teléfono me ha tenido preocupado todo el día

that doesn't worry me in the least — eso no me preocupa en absoluto

• to worry o.s. about sth — preocuparse por algo

• don't worry your head! * — ¡no le des muchas vueltas!, ¡no te calientes la cabeza! *

• to worry o.s. over sth — preocuparse por algo

• to worry o.s. sick about sth * — preocuparse muchísimo por algo

2) (=bother) molestar

the cold doesn't worry me — el frío no me molesta

that doesn't worry me in the least — eso me trae absolutamente sin cuidado

• I don't want to worry you with my problems but ... — no te quiero cargar or molestar con mis problemas pero ...

don't worry yourself with the details — no te preocupes por los detalles

3) (=fear)

they worry that extremists might gain control — temen que los extremistas se hagan con el control, los preocupa que los extremistas se hagan con el control

4) (=play with, harry) [dog] [+ bone] mordisquear, juguetear con; [+ sheep] acosar
5) (=fiddle with) [+ object] juguetear con; [+ problem] dar vueltas a

he kept worrying the loose tooth with his tongue — no dejaba de toquetearse con la lengua el diente que tenía flojo

3. VI
1) (=be anxious) preocuparse

he worries a lot — se preocupa mucho

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

I'll punish him if I catch him, don't you worry! — ¡si lo pillo lo castigaré, que no te quepa duda!

• to worry about sth/sb — preocuparse por algo/algn

there's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

that's nothing to worry about — no hay que preocuparse por eso

don't worry about me — no te preocupes por mí

I've got quite enough to worry about without that — tengo ya bastantes problemas para preocuparme por eso

she worries about her health — le preocupa su salud

• not to worry! * — ¡no pasa nada!, ¡no te preocupes!

• to worry over sth/sb — preocuparse por algo/algn

2) (=bother) molestarse

don't worry, I'll do it — no te molestes, yo lo haré

3)

• to worry at sth — [dog] mordisquear algo, juguetear con algo; [person] (=fiddle with) juguetear con algo

to worry at a problem — dar vueltas a un problema

4.
CPD

worry beads NPL — sarta de cuentas con la que se juguetea para calmar los nervios

worry lines NPL — arrugas en la frente debidas a la preocupación

* * *
['wɜːri, 'wʌri]
I
noun (pl -ries)
a) c (trouble, problem) preocupación f

that's the least of our worries — eso es lo que menos nos preocupa

financial worries — problemas mpl económicos

our eldest son is a great worry to us — nuestro hijo mayor nos da or nos causa muchas preocupaciones

b) u (distress, anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

this has been a great source of worry to her — esto la ha tenido muy preocupada or inquieta


II
1.
-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verb
1) (trouble) preocupar, inquietar

I don't want to worry him — no quiero preocuparlo or inquietarlo

what's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

I don't want to worry you with my problems — no te quiero molestar con mis problemas

2)
a) (harass, attack) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<sheep\>\> acosar
b) (work on) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<bone\>\> juguetear con

2.
vi preocuparse, inquietarse

there's no need to worry — no hay por qué preocuparse

not to worry — (BrE) no te preocupes

shall I wash the dishes? - no, don't worry — ¿quieres que lave los platos? - no, no te molestes

to worry ABOUT something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

I worry about her living on her own — me preocupa que viva sola

I still owe you some money - no, don't worry about it — aún te debo dinero - no, déjalo


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